U.S. Army veteran David Dick was working his shift at a convenience store in Brevard County, Florida, Tuesday night when a man came in to rob the place.

The video showed the criminal walking behind the counter, taking money from the register and talking to Dick while holding him at gunpoint.

While it’s not clear if Dick knew the gun behind held on him was an airsoft pistol and not a real firearm, after a few moments he abruptly grabbed for the weapon and started to attack the would-be robber.

Dick, who had served in Iraq, said his training just kicked in as he was standing there being robbed.

“Over a couple dollars. He wanted to ruin someone’s life and I’m not going to lie, that makes me mad,” he told news the Brevard Times.

The man who tried to rob him was about 5′ 8″ and wearing a White Sox baseball cap. In the video, Dick can be seen clearly getting angry as he was standing around while the criminal was gesturing and threatening to take the money from the store.

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After punching the criminal repeatedly, Dick chased him out of the store while pointing the gun at him.

“I wanted to do damage. I’m not going to lie. I wanted to do damage to him. The last punch, his face kind of felt like mush,” the angry veteran added.

While there’s no doubting that Dick is better prepared to defend himself than the average citizen, many Americans probably feel the same way and would do the same thing.